Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-04-02
The Four BuIlwhaekers of Bitter
 Creek.

[ and vast inexperieDce of youth. Just before the Union Pacific railroad reach ! ed the Bitter Creek county, made my . first overland trip to the Pacific Coast
 I staged it from the then terminus of
 the Union Pacific, winch was pushing
 east. The stage broke down at Bitter
 Greek. and the passengers had 10 walk
 to the next station. 1 grew tired of walk
 ing before reached the station, and com ing. late in the afternoon. to where some
 teGmsteTs were csmped, l concluded to
 stop with them for tue night. On ask
 ing theIr permission to do so, they as
 ssnted SO heartily that felt at home at
 once. Life in the west was something new to me. 1 WAS young and buOyaLt, 1 and just out of college. 1 was fond Of
 talking. l thought 1t would be novel !
 and delightful Co sleep out Wlth these | ! hsl.-savage Cx drivers, with no shelter , | but She yaulted, tGT-gemmed heavens. | | There were four teamsters, and US many | | wagons, while thirty-two oxen graZed | | around ID the vicinity. Of the team | | stsrs one was gIaut n stature, and wore | ! a busng black beard; another was short | CT, but powerfully built, and One-eyed; | ' iEs thIrd wEs tall, lank and hsms- jaVed; ! | WnlIe the fOUrth Vss n wIry, red headed | man. In my thoughts pIued them, on account Ot tho hard life they led, and spoke Go them m G klUd tone, and in dcaVOr6d tO make L5y conversation in | stTuGtive. 1 piuckei n flower, and. pull | IuX it to pieces, mentioned tbe names of tho parls-pIstIi, stBmen, calyx, and SO | On-aud remarked that 1t must be indi- genous Co the locality, and spoke of the plan, being endOgenOus. m cOntradis-
 iinctiOn oi exOgeDUus, and that they could See that 1t WAS not cryptOgamous. In looking at some fragments of rock,
 my thoughts wandered off into geology, and, among other things, | spoke of the
 tertiary and narboniferOus periods, and of the pteTOdactyl. lchthy yosaurUs and dinOtherium. The teamsters looked at me, then at each other, but made no re
 spOnse. We squatted down around the frying pan Co take supper, and us the big feilOs7, wiGh his right hand slap ped. or sO-t of larruped, 8 long pIece of fried bacon over piece of bread ID his left hand, sending drop of hot grease into my left eye, he said to the One-eyed mat:
 'BIil, IS my copy of Shakespeare m yo wagon? | miss It to-day"
 "NO. My TenusrsOn and vOlum' of the Italian poets IS in thar-Ho Shake speie"
 The lank looking tenmster, biting off a piece Cf bread abJut the size of R T saucer. sgld Co The b.g man, m H voice l winch came hlskily thrOlgh the bread: { Jake, did yUu ever read that vOlum' ! Oi po'ms that 1 wri,!" c
 "No. but he7 often hegrn tell on en-" T
 Yer mean 'Mgs;ns of an Idle Man." | spoke up the red-headed man, ad- dressing the poet. L
 "Yss." i
 "Hey' read every line in is dczen D times said the teamster with the red e haIr; ani ss he s0pped a f0Ur-inch a sWatn, with piece of bread, across R ? frying pau, he repeated some lines.
 "Ihem's they nodded the poet. ! "Ihe Emperor cf Austria writ me letter highly cOmplImentiu' them po'ms."
 "Ihey 're very techiu',' added the WHY Il man. D
 1 took DO part in these remarks. Y Sore hoE l dii not feel like joInIng Tn. |
 The wlry man. havIn 2 some what satis- het Lis appetite, rolled up piece Of bacon rind into a sort Oi siEg -bGrreled SI Oper. gigs-. and began Co sguiut through IL toward the northern horizon.
 'Nuat yer dOin Dsve?" asked the stout Ea". E
 "Iakin' observations on the north star. Want to make some astronomical I when I git inter Ssckry- menteF." fo
 Well, yer needn't ter make that tel's- cope, l could ar tuk yo' observations for I yer, beIu' as ] hsint but one eye" J
 "C'lt oIt thar, yer dUrued ole car oonitercus pteroiactyl,' yelled the s1 ha-e-j -jswsd driver to sn OK that was - licking plece Ot b-c0E. 2
 'i give good deal of my time to g.rCnomy when ! was in Yooru3," re- .as' Sed ;be tall man, IT
 "D-er thar louR?' asked one. |
 Good while. Was Minister to Kloshy Then [ spent some time down ter 4. kore." r
 "E5ne" exclaimed the lank iudivi- ia gual sL
 Wa born thar. My father was .cu. p5cr." 1,
 "Good scUlptor?" N.
 -Ics" e
 "Wri., one wouldn't CT thought it, to " OoS st yer. G
 'I never was ID YOOrup," remarked Si .he one eyed man. When ] occupied a' hs cheer oi ancient languages iu liar uI 'ari college ny health failed, and the O' e iers ;bBt had me hIrei wanted me ter On 20 Co 1Oorup for sn out, but l conclud- 'I t1 come west ter look-hold up thar. n. Ter IlieTusl ole nes-bItteu ichthy'- 'Hutu-.' hs bswled tn bn OK that was Or 'hewInE O. wGg. cover. EGr
 | teit hog and ievsush and a long WAY rem nCme. No
 s.i .rnf ready orea far yC for R,,,o bi gs0fed 10 complete my studies thar Al ,H' gave It up said the one called Al Dave. Az What iorg' CI
 They wan; me ter run Cor Guv'ner in sG sG 'i-vuny Oo II beat 'cm:" Uu thunder, yes .u ''Why di5n't yer s,ay thary' Al-
 We'll, when my job ss Guv'ner give AE ui they '.ec'ed ne 'Plscopsl Bishop, HqH u' | hurt my lungs preGeLiu'. Come FT Te-; for ny luogs.' No Found e1y'
 "Wei, I'm iu9proviu',' Ii | @id not rezt well tnst night As day t.e, ana on. ani the men began Co turn l;es yer lu thC'J hispke.s and yawn. the tall Ies pc said: Dor Hello, B.ll- How yer makin' Itg'' Ae: 4e. "bh. m indigenous" NG "An' Dave:' Noi 'l ID endosenous." kos " An you, Lsnky, yer son of a sculp- fosi iT. uif "Exogenous" Ord How you feel, Jake?" inquired one the three who had responded. A "CryptogamOus, SIT, cryptogamOus" add | SEiEed out few steps to a little rfsra, Co get drink. felt thirsty. nd ached. Then heard a voice from le blankets:
 "Nonder II them durned ole diuother'- ms of ourn are done grszin'?"
 Then a reply:
 "l eness they we got to the tertiary cried '
 l walked little piece on the road, to -eafLe tha Iuorurny mir